20090806 -- Celebrity Chefs (2)

Celebrity Chef

Kevin and Claire: Taipei's celebrity chef couple
Kevin Hsu and Claire Tseng's love for healthy, beautifully prepared food comes across as clearly as their love for each other. This husband and wife are the authors of three cookbooks and hosts of the show New Wave Cuisine, which aires daily and attracts more than 4 million viewers. This pair shares tips for unlocking delicious, original taste of food and creating colorful nutritious meals. Adamant about retaining original flavors, they teach audiences how to cook food in its natural juices instead of using high-calorie additives.

Kylie Kwong: Master of Chinese cooking
A fourth-generation Chinese-Australia, Kylie Kwong learned the art of Cantonese cooking from her mother. She then polished her skills working under some of Australia's premier chefs. After a life-changing trip to China in 1999, she opened her own restaurant, Billy Kwong, in 2000. Two years later, Kwong leaped at the change to host a TV show, seeing it as a way to express her pride in her Chinese heritage. Through her show and the four books she has written, she takes Chinese-food lovers on "a feast for all the senses." With their delicious recipes and colorful presentations, these masters of the kitchen entertain and inspire millions!
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cuisine n. 烹飪/烹調法
ethnic cuisine
modern cuisine
traditional cuisine
=> style or certain quality of cooking
eg: This restaurant offers several different Asia cuisines, but I think thier Thai food is the best.

adamant adj. 堅決的/堅持的
=> passionate about your opinion that someone cannot change your mind
=> stubborn
eg: Our teacher is adamant about students being on time. Late students will be punished.
eg: I told Janet to leave, but she was adamant about staying to help me.
eg: Henry is adamant that he should be the one who makes the decisions.

prim- 第一
prem- 第一
premier adj. 首要的/最好的
eg: Several of the world's premier architects worked on the design of this unique building.
eg: She's one of the premier mathematicians in the nation.
eg: Harvard is one of the premier universities of the world.

heritage n. 遺產/繼承物
=> anything that is passed down through the generations
eg: Abe traveled to Israel to learn more about his family's Jewish heritage.

additive n. 添加物
=> something is added to food/cuisine to improve the flavor
eg: This kind of juice might be cheaper, but it's full of additives.
eg: The jam's label says: "No chemical additives!"


chef ( comes from Franch language)
(在法文是指chief,chef即為在廚房裡的領袖，所以就是大廚/主廚)
-> professional cook who is in charge of cooking

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leap at the chance/opportunity 抓住這個機會
= jump at the chance
=> eagerly accept the opportunity

seize a/an chance/opportunity 抓住這個機會

once-in-a-lifetime opportunity 一生中難逢的機會
= once-in-a-lifetime chance
= the chance of a lifetime
=> the chance you won't have again


pass up 放棄(機會)

turn down 拒絕
= reject

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Kwong leaped at the change to host a TV show, seeing it as a way to express her pride in her Chinese heritage.
=> Kwong leaped at the change to host a TV show because she believed it as a way to express her pride in her Chinese heritage.

seeing something as a way to verb
=> believing

eg: Carrie signed a one-year contract as a nanny in Switzerland, seeing it as a way to get free housing in Europe.
eg: Tom likes his job at the coffee shop, seeing it as a way for him to get free coffee.